assess vs evaluate

assess and evaluate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assess	No	No	Yes	No
evaluate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assess and evaluate are synonyms defined as:

assess and evaluate: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Other synonyms of assess include appraise, measure, valuate, value.

As verbs, evaluate is a hypernym of assess; that is, evaluate is a word with a broader meaning than assess:

assess: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate: form a critical opinion of

Other hypernyms of assess include judge, pass judgment.

assess (verb)	evaluate (verb)
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of	evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
estimate the value of (property) for taxation	form a critical opinion of
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine